Why I (probably) won't switch

So I mentioned to the husband that according to the net, Hasbro was planning to focus on 3 3/4" figures for the next year. Apart from agreeing with my initial reaction of "Well, why'd they take on the 6" Marvel Legends line if they're not comfortable with it?" his response was "Are you planning on switching over?"

The answer there is, I think, no. I actually did consider it for half a moment--the little figures are awfully cute, after all--but no. Here's why, kind of:


Pros of switching to 3 3/4" scale figures:

1. There are, apparently, lines featuring both Marvel and DC characters that are to the 3 3/4" scale. Since our figures are actually played with, being able to have Captain America and Batman team up without one towering over the other would be a plus.

2. Being smaller, they would presumably be cheaper, which would presumably enable me to have more of them.

3. They all appear to be fairly playable--they're toys, as opposed to some of the 6" DC Direct figures which are difficult to pose in different ways.

4. They may be the dominant scale in the future, at least for playable figures. Switching now would get me a head start on the potentially-inevitable. Also, at least with regard to DC's Mattel line, they might decide to make accessories, as they have with the JLU cartoon-based line of figures.


Pros of sticking with the 6" scale figures:

1. I already have a TON of them, counting Marvel Legends, DC Universe Classics, and the usually-close-enough-to-6-inches DC Direct line. Since our figures are actually played with, changing would mean that one group or the other gets ignored--because they play together--which would be sad. (Really this "already invested time and money in the 6" figures" argument is pretty important.)

2. From what I've seen online the smaller figures aren't as much cheaper as you'd think. And I've done pretty well finding bargains on the 6" figures.

3. Larger figures very likely allow for more jointing and therefore more playability. (Aside from the DC Direct line, of course, which has The Pretty to make up for that.) Also, although the pics I've seen of the smaller figures show excellent detailing, the potential is still there for greater detailing at the 6" scale.

3a. My eyes aren't as good as they used to be, and if I'm going to be able to enjoy looking at the figures from any further than a few feet away, the smaller ones won't cut it.

4. Since 6" is also the scale used for a lot of other dolls and dollhouses, the 6" scale figures are able to make use of different bits of furniture and accessories. (The fourteen-year-old found them a very nice pool table, for example.)


Of course that doesn't discount the possibility of my buying the occasional 3 3/4" figure if it's a character of particular interest to me. But, as with the Invaders minimates I had to have, I imagine I won't know quite what to do with those, either.